Designing for community
Intention, input and observation early on can help architects create buildings that strengthen connection and well-being.

By JEFF REIBMAN
Weber Thompson

Well-designed independent living facilities help ease housing crisis
Affordable, low-maintenance residences providing social connection and universal design are needed to empower older homeowners to downsize.

By LAURA DOUGHERTY
Cushing Terrell

Home in Tacoma and the missing middle: An ally in the search for affordable housing
"Missing middle" projects provide a diverse range of housing types and costs, increase density and create a wider array of attainable home ownership options.

By BEN FERGUSON
Ferguson Architecture

Small-scale housing options transform Seattle neighborhoods
Architects can provide innovative approaches in smaller-scale and more affordably constructed projects.

By GABRIELLE GLASS
Tiscareno

Dialed in on efficiency - design-build as a successful delivery method for affordable housing
Efficient integrated design efforts make a huge difference in meeting the tighter timeline, budget and lease-up constraints of projects like Tacoma's Housing Hilltop.

By DALE NEWCOMBE and RUMI TAKAHASHI
Special to the Journal

Bridging the gap: Collaborative efforts to solve Washington's affordable housing crisis
Affordable housing providers are forming unique partnerships across the state, including collaborations between public and private non-profits, as well as rental and for-sale partnerships.

By NICOLE MILBURN
AHBL

Navigating carbon reduction: Everett Housing Authority set to achieve climate positive site design
Using a new climate calculation tool gave the design team a projection of how many years it would take the site to become climate positive, where carbon sequestration outpaces carbon emissions.

By CHRISTINE ABBOTT and JASON HENRY
Berger Partnership

Centering community, art and collaboration at Africatown Plaza
The Africatown design team was guided by community input and Afrocentric Design Principles including the use of color, pattern, uplifting the community and making do with what is available.

By JON HALL
GGLO